Snapchat is making another significant cut to its workforce as it works to tighten operations and move closer to profitability.
The parent company of the platform announced Wednesday it will eliminate about 16% of its global staff, cutting roughly 1,000 jobs in its latest round of layoffs. The decision reflects continued pressure on the company to streamline costs while staying competitive in the social media space.
In a regulatory filing, Snap said the layoffs are expected to cost between $95 million and $130 million in severance and related expenses. The company positioned the move as a strategic shift toward efficiency and sharper focus on priority areas.
“The headcount reduction is designed to further streamline our operations and reallocate resources toward our highest-priority initiatives, leveraging increased operational efficiencies to accelerate our path toward net-income profitability,” the company said.
As of December 31, 2025, Snap reported 5,261 full-time employees. CEO Evan Spiegel also told staff that approximately 300 open positions will no longer be filled, signaling a broader slowdown in hiring alongside the layoffs.
This marks another chapter in a series of workforce reductions. Snap cut 10% of its staff in 2024, reduced 3% in late 2023, and made a major 20% cut in 2022. The pattern shows an ongoing effort to balance growth with financial discipline.
Despite the cuts, Snapchat continues to maintain a strong user base, particularly among younger audiences, with 474 million daily active users on average. The company also reported some financial progress, narrowing its net loss to $460 million in 2025 while increasing revenue to $5.9 billion.
Even with those gains, the latest layoffs underscore Snap’s continued push to achieve long-term profitability.
